Freeland leaves cabinet, postal workers back

Author Elisha Dacey

Well, this was not on my fall economic statement bingo card.

Just before I sent out this newsletter, we once again got breaking news. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, just hours before she was to give the fall economic update.

We’ll see what this means for the tax holiday, the promised $250 cheques and anything else this could mean for the social impact sector today.

Canada Post workers back on the job tomorrow

Canada Post workers will be back on the job on Tuesday after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board ordered them to return to work at 8 a.m. local time on Dec. 17.

While this is good news for non-profits who rely on direct mail for fundraising, especially during the lucrative holiday period, it’s not great for labour relations. Still, Canada Post workers will receive an immediate five per cent wage increase, retroactive to the days the union contracts expired.

The current agreements have been extended until May of 2025.

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  • Elisha Dacey is a seasoned journalist with more than two decades of experience in the field. She has worked in various newsrooms across Canada, ranging from small-town papers to major outlets like CBC Manitoba and Global News. Dacey began her journalism career in Manitoba and has held roles such as managing editor, senior producer and digital online journalist. Notably, she launched Metro Winnipeg, the city’s only free daily newspaper, which quickly became the second most-read paper in Winnipeg.

    Elisha Dacey is the Managing Editor for Future of Good.

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